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通水

Mandarin · pinyin tōng shuǐ

Meanings

  1. to have running water (in a house etc)
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通
tōng · pass through; common; communicate
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
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1–3 · tong1 shui3

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

tung1 seoi2

Cantonese word readings for 通水. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tung1 seoi2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. to clear a waterway
  2. to supply water
  3. (literary) to act as an inside man; to provide assistance from the inside
  4. (Cantonese, colloquial) to tip off someone

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